Solar drying Technologies: A review and future research directions with a focus on agroindustrial applications in medium and large scale
NM Ortiz-Rodríguez, M Condorí, G Durán… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The food industry accounts for approximately 30% of global energy consumption. In
addition, food-processing activities contribute almost 26% of total greenhouse gas …
addition, food-processing activities contribute almost 26% of total greenhouse gas …
[HTML][HTML] Solar Dryers: Technical Insights and Bibliometric Trends in Energy Technologies
This review article provides a comprehensive analysis of the technical advancements and
research trends in solar drying technologies for agricultural products. The study …
research trends in solar drying technologies for agricultural products. The study …
Experimental investigation of drying kinetics of poovan banana under forced convection solar drying
Food drying is the process of preserving food materials by decelerating the action of
enzymes and thereby inhibiting the growth of bacteria, yeast, and mould through the …
enzymes and thereby inhibiting the growth of bacteria, yeast, and mould through the …
Experimental analysis and development of novel drying kinetics model for drying grapes in a double slope solar dryer
This experimental study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of natural and forced convective
drying techniques in reducing the moisture content of the grapes in comparison with the …
drying techniques in reducing the moisture content of the grapes in comparison with the …
[HTML][HTML] Thermal Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Two Designs of Direct Dehydrators for Agricultural Products
SA Rodríguez-Romero, M Toledano-Ayala… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The dehydration process modifies the physical and chemical characteristics of certain crops,
thereby increasing their shelf life and consequently reducing the organic waste generated …
thereby increasing their shelf life and consequently reducing the organic waste generated …
Emission analysis of catalytic converter with coating of nanomaterials
Due to increased lifestyle of human being, now a day's demand of automobile is increasing
day by day. The major source of air pollutions are from automobiles ie from internal …
day by day. The major source of air pollutions are from automobiles ie from internal …
Experimental investigation of drying tomato in a double slope solar dryer under natural convection
E Elavarasan, Y kumar, R Mouresh… - Advances in Mechanical …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, thin layer drying of tomato slices under open sun drying and double slope solar
dryer was conducted. The drying effect on exergy loss, exergetic efficiency, dryer efficiency …
dryer was conducted. The drying effect on exergy loss, exergetic efficiency, dryer efficiency …
Energy and exergy analysis of poovan banana under single slope forced and natural convection solar drying
The presence of moisture in the food particles can be reduced up to a certain level through
the process of drying. This allows to stretch out the expiry period of the products and storage …
the process of drying. This allows to stretch out the expiry period of the products and storage …
Simulation Program for Modeling Temperature Distribution in a Food Dehydrator
EHY Lim, AH Tan, CL Cham - 2023 19th IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A simulation program is designed and developed for modeling the temperature distribution
of a food dehydrator with infrared heating. A segmentation approach is utilized with energy …
of a food dehydrator with infrared heating. A segmentation approach is utilized with energy …
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis of Two Types of Greenhouse in Humid Climates in Optimizing Air Flow Distribution for Organic Food Production in …
N Valentin, E Maldonado, EA Prieto… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In a greenhouse we find multiple variables that have great impacts on crops, for this a CFD
model is built to simulate microclimate distribution and obtain optimal climate control for the …
model is built to simulate microclimate distribution and obtain optimal climate control for the …